Nellie is from Louisville, Kentucky. She graduated from Westport High School and attended the University of Louisville. Nellie owned and operated Dance World Dance Studio for 21 years. She was in the Louisville Ballet production of the Nutcracker for 3 years and was a Crusade Queen for the Crusade for Children in 1975. Nellie brings over 30 years of experience of teaching tap, ballet, jazz and musical theater. In her spare time she enjoys going to movies and just hanging out with friends and her two daughters; Jenna and Julie.

Cherry is from Independence, Missouri.  She grew up taking tap, jazz and ballet at Layton’s Dance Academy in Raytown, MO.  She also studied at Music Art Institute in Independence, Missouri where she took tap, jazz, ballet and modern.  She has a total of 15 years dance experience and likes to dance, sing, swim and hang out with family and friends.